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You have always liked to work with children and adults with disabilities? AFS Colombia offers you an opportunity to work in this field and living at the same time an intercultural experience. To provide them with education, allowing them to become part of the social and cultural environment. The goal is to make them independent and self-sufficient in every single aspect of their lives.

Your main tasks will be:

Help the teachers and instructors with the execution of their tasks that are developed and require a close follow up.

Collaborate by feeding, bathing, dressing and stimulation. Under the supervision of the personal.

To develop creative activities, musicals or other artistic activities for the young ones.

Program Details

Overview

Specifics

Volunteering field

Children and Youth

Education

Requirements

Age Range

20

60

Housing and Meals

Housing type

At project/school

Housing / meals details

If staying at a host family, you should be willing to eat what the rest of the family eats. If you have a special diet, you should be able to prepare your own food.
Lunch is severed at some foundations. You will have the same menu as residents an the local staff have. There will be no special food made for you if you do not like to eat it or has a special diet.
We are happy to welcome vegetarian participants on our programs, however, they should be aware that vegetarianism is not yet widely common in Colombia. Hence, vegetarians should be willing to prepare their own food (in case that it is provided) or, potentially, accept certain compromises in their diet.